Is nonhomogeneous expression of tissue mast cells or allergen specific IgEs bound to tissue mast cells possible?
10.5415/apallergy.2017.7.3.179
- Author:
Murat TÜRK
1
;
Sakine Nazik BAHÇECIOĞLU
;
Insu YILMAZ
Author Information
1. Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Chest Diseases, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38030 Kayseri, Turkey. mrttrk@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Skin prick tests;
Local allergy;
Entopy;
Disease mechanism
- MeSH:
Body Regions;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity, Immediate;
Immunoglobulin E;
Mast Cells;
Mucous Membrane;
Pyroglyphidae;
Skin
- From:
Asia Pacific Allergy
2017;7(3):179-181
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Skin prick tests (SPTs) are widely used to demonstrate an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to a specific allergen. However, local allergic conditions cannot be diagnosed with SPTs. Local specific IgE production was only presented before in mucosal tissues. We present a patient with house dust mite sensitization that had variable SPTs results in different body regions.